Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's approval rating fell seven points to 55% in a poll by public broadcaster NHK released on Monday, the second survey since he took office last month. ( read original story ...)
Visitors to Japan plunged 77%
The number of foreign travelers coming to Japan during the first half of 2020 plunged 77 percent from a year earlier due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first decline in nine years. ( read original story ...)
Campaigns begin ahead of second referendum on Osaka metropolis plan
The initiative calls for the restructuring of the city's 24 administrative districts into four special wards with greater authority and elected leaders. ( read original story ...)
Japan must revise BOJ law to speed digital yen, enshrine inflation goal: senior official
Japan must swiftly revise laws to allow the central bank to issue a digital currency, a move that could provide a chance to reform the Bank of Japan's existing mandates and enshrine its inflation ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Department Of Justice Reveals Bitcoin And Crypto National Security Threat Could Herald ‘Oncoming Storm’
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has warned the emergence of bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies is a growing threat to U.S. national security, with the attorney general William Barr’s ... ( read original story ...)
Infographic: Bitcoin Leads The Crypto Market
At the end of 2017, the cryptocurrency briefly reached a market capitalization of over 300 billion U.S. dollars. That year, Bitcoin started to appeal to mainstream investors and while the ensuing ... ( read original story ...)
Revamped Crypto Derivatives Exchange Qume Set to Fly in Wake of BitMEX Woes
The timing couldn’t be better for regulation-focused trading platform Qume, which unveils a revamped set of services Monday. ( read original story ...)
The Rise of Defi: Powering the Next Crypto Boom
Cryptos are back in the mainstream media once more. A renewed interest in the crypto space has driven a new wave of protocols and coins. ( read original story ...)
These are the end days for crypto criminals, and good riddance
Nobody who believes in crypto wants it to be a sector beholden to criminality or poor commitment to security. John McAfee’s recent detention in Spain caps off a few weeks where crypto news feeds have ... ( read original story ...)
CVC-Backed Thai Lender Ngern Tid Lor Weighs $1 Billion IPO
Ngern Tid Lor Co., a Thai microfinance company controlled by Bank of Ayudhya Pcl, has picked banks to explore a potential initial public offering that could raise as much as $1 billion, people with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kioxia shelves $3.2 billion IPO due to US restrictions on Huawei
Kioxia Holdings Corp shelved plans to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 6 and offer up to $3.2 billion in shares due to tighter US restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that could result ... ( read original story ...)
Japan schools’ anti-tsunami measures reaching nat’l standards after high court ruling
... Municipal Okawa Elementary School -- where 74 students died as a result of tsunami in the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake -- had failed in its duty to set evacuation routes and destinations ... ( read original story ...)
Campaigning starts for 2nd referendum on Osaka metropolis plan
Campaigning began Monday for a Nov 1 referendum on whether Osaka should become a metropolis akin to Tokyo in 2025. Some 2.24 million voters in the city are eligible to take part in what will be a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks end lower on profit taking as investors await earnings
Japanese stocks fell on Monday as concerns about upcoming corporate earnings reports prompted some investors to take profits, with industrial and consumer discretionary sectors leading the decline. ( read original story ...)
Japan vows to boost missile defense after North Korea parade
Japan vowed Monday to bolster its missile deterrence capability to respond to threats by North Korean weapons that are becoming “more diverse and complex,” as displayed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan machinery orders extend gains in August as business spending stabilizes
The modest increase in core orders was a welcome sign of strength for the economy, although companies are still struggling from impacts to their corporate earnings. ( read original story ...)